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6THE. PACIFIC C0MMEKCIA1 ADVERTISER, NOVEMBER 25, 1884CORRESPONDENCE.W do not hold ourselves jesponsible for thestatements made, or opinions expressed by ourcorrespondents.IliiliiH in I mm.Mb. Eiitok : In reply to your inquirj, Ihare to Bay that, to tell you something ofthe ruins in Puna, I must refer Lack eighteenor nineteen years, when I first published anaccount of the Early Discovery of theHawaiian Islands by the Spaniards," in theHawaiian Gazette, then owned by the Government. In that paper is the followingstatement : ' Middlcton's Geography of theWorld, published in London A.D. 1771, Vol.2, contains two maps of the Pacific, showingthese Islands, latitude and longitude approximately correct. Hawaii, marked La Mesa(high table land) ; Maui, at Kahului, orwhat was known as the false passage, markedLa Disgraeiada (the place of disappointment) ; West Maui, Molokai, and Lanai,marked Tres Mojes, meaning 4 Three.Monks." Now it is natural to suppose thatCaptain Cook had a copy of these charts onhis ship when he sailed on his last voyage,as well as a copy of the chart taken by LordAnson from the Spanish galleon forty yearsbefore that time.My next authority is a Geography of the"World by Professor Play fair, of Edinburgh,completed in 1813, in which he says : " TheKandwich Isles were discovered by JuanGatama A.D. 1512, and made known to theworld by Captain Cook in 1778. TheSpaniards themselves say that these Islandswere discovered by Gatamo in 1555. Is itreasonable to suppose that the Spaniardsnavigated the Pacific ocean for two hundredyears, and did not know of the existence ofmucIi an important group of islands as these?T x T I At ' 1 . a , T" - , .ii nas always ueen iuo pnae 01 me ingiisnto ay that Captain Cook was the discovererof these Islands. There is glory enough attached io tho name of Cook ; let the discovery, therefore, rest where it belongs.Cut, to return to the ruins of Puna. This isthe only ialand of the group on which hewnstones are found. There is one here in Hiloof the following dimensions : Length, 11feet C inches ; width across the top, 2 feet 6inches : thickness, 1 foot 8 inches ; the sidesof the stone slope outward from top to bottom, making the width at the bottom 8 feet9 inches; the weight being 4s tons. Thereis an imperfect A on the top, and the slopingsides are smoothly cut. This was never cutby sarages. There are some fabulous traditions concerning this stone, which, however, are not worth troubling you with. Thenatives say that it was cut at the RainbowFalls, where it lay for a long time when astrong man came from some other place andcarried it where it now lie3 on the red earth ;that is about two miles from the Falls, in ayard belonging to Mr. C. R. Arnold, whofirst called my attention to it. The name of1 tht ainnm. hnhn. it ia nnitu n. rnrisitv. Thfl(name of tho place where it lies is Piinou.j This stone has a history which, to all comingages, must rems in untold. As to those bywhom, or for what purpose it was cut, itsappearance seems to indicate that it wasintended as a monument to some illustriousone who has long since passed away. Thenatives believo that some terrible disasterwill happen to anyone who moves it."LINES TO 1IAI1A." By V. E. Wood.Is there nothing in your historyThat we shall ever know ;Or of those that so deeply cut you,Id the centuries long ago ?Or when thou wert a mlten mass.Just from the lava-flow ;Or when down the mountain-side you rolled,All Iji a molten glow rThese questions we may ask,But the truth shall never knowHow long since taken from your bed,Or when In a fiery glow ?.Were you made for a monumentTo mark who rests below ? "Or for some human sacrifice,Telling a tale of human woe ?The ruins of Puna are situated on a hillfacing the east point of Hawaii. At the footof the hill, on its eastern face, is the famoushot spring of mineral water, which is generally at a temperature of 97 Farenheit. Thewater is from 10 to 12 feet deep, and issituated in a creek 12 feet wide by CO feetlong. About half a mile further inland is afine fresh-water lake. There ne fresh watert on the south-east side of the island until youcome to Kau (Waiohmu). On the top of1 " 1 A Aims mu axe ruins composed ui cut, sione,with stone steps from the inland side, oversown, but, by clearing away, easily traceable. It would seem that this would be the.natural abiding place for strangers, eitherfor a placo of defence and refuge in time oftrouble, or as a residence. If I can get permission from the owner to thoroughly ex(plore the ruins, there may.be somethingfound that will settle the question of theSpaniards living here at one time beyond adoubt. About the year 16i0 the Buccaneersravaged the whole of the Spanish main, and,no doubt, the navigators of this ocean keptclear of these islands with their richly-ladengalleons, bound to the Spanish Indies. Thecelebrated ruins of Bonabe, one of the Caroline Islands, have had their history settledwithout a doubt, and the date of the sailingof tho fleet under Mandana from Callao,1594, is assigned for them. Possibly thoseof Puna are due to the same expedition.William Edmcpjd Wood.Hilo, Nov. 12, 1884.IKLAXD NOTES.Honokaa, Hawaii, Nov. 20.We are sorry to learn that this will be thelast trip of the steamer C. Bishop toHonokaa ; not so much for the alolut wehave for the Bishop, although she ha3 donegood service, but for Captain Davis, towhom all will say good-bye with regret.Some three weeks ago a petition was got upand signed by all the planters, mill owners,and merchants in fact everyone here whohad any business with the steamer requesting the I. I. S. N. Company to retain Capt.Davis on this route. It was also signed bythe agents in .Honolulu ; but we are sorryto say that the President of the Companytook no notice of, in fact did not have thecourtesy to reply to it. It is not yet toolate to make the change, and we think thatthose people who are supporting the steameron this route are entitled to a little consideration ; and it should not be forgottenthat Messrs. Wilder & Co. have threesteamers on this coast.Kohala, Not. 21.Miss Jane Spurgin is lying seriously sickat Mrs. Hinds. It is fortunate that she hasso benevolent a lady to care for her, and onethat will see she wants for nothing. Suchfriends are scarce in this world.The Portuguese at Star Mill are still ontheir muscle and refuse to go to wortt, thoughthe Supreme Court ruled that they should.They have made a great deal of trouble, andseem as determined now as at the beginning.We noticed a good deal of drunkennessabout. Eaiopihi, on the King's birthday,and one young man who fairly lives underthe drippings of the missionary sanctuary,was in a disgraceful condition.Mr. J. W. Thompson and wife go to Honolulu this week, in expectation of meeting asister from the States.Judge Hart's mill was obliged to stopgrinding on Wednesday last, in consequenceof the breaking of the spur wheel.1(' Mr. White, our Sheriff, grows more popular every day in consequence of his strictattention to his duties, as well as his thorough integrity. Wo would like that everydistrict in the Kingdom had as competent aman. We hear no more regarding his removal,' and hope it is not contemplated."Whoop her up," Z. Y. What you don'tknow about the labor question would fill abig book. Hire out to a planter, and theywill need' one Chinaman less, and will giveyou what you are worth.Under date of November 22nd, the Rev.Mr. Groser writes from Wailuku, as follows :The entertainment in aid of the AnglicanChurch in Wailuku came off as advertisedon Saturday, November 15th, and seems tohave given a great deal of pleasure, besidesamply carrying out the design for which itwas given, namely, the erection of a substantial and suitable belfry to hold the memorial bell, soon to arrive.The company feel themselves especiallyindebted to Mr. Wilder for the use and thereceipts of the railroad train, run particularly for the occasion ; to the School Agent,for the use of the School-house ; to Dr.Enders, for the piano ; and to others whokindly gave lights, &.C., and employed mento make the affair not only a success, but lessburdensome to those upon whom the preparations devolved.We are also very thankful to nearly everybody for their very great kindness in givingtheir time and their gifts,' as well as theirgood will, to the successful carrying out ofthe design of the entertainment.A Fable.A Pot chanced to be eccupying a PublicPosition, which it filled with Ability. Nearat hand was a Porcelain Kettle, that hadlately been put upon a shelf. The Potchanced to make some remarks that offendedthe Porcelain Kettle, who sttaightway FellFoul of tho Pot and was broken.Moral. The Pot should not call thePorcelain Kettle black, Because it hurts.The embargo placed by the U. S.Treasury Department as a sanitarymeasure upon the importation of foreignrags is giving much concern to manufacturers and dealers in paper. It is statedthat the paper trade has been seriouslyaffected, and that the manufacturers cannot now compete with the foreign manufacturers, as the 'effect of the embargo isto raise the price of rags here and diminish it abroad. It is thought by some thatthe rise in the value of paper will compel the New York journals, which notlong ago cut down their price to two centsper copy, to advance the price to threecents per copyA book-worm of the paper-eating sortis a creature seldom seen, despite its extensive and most destructive boringsamong book treasures. It is described asa white wax-like grub, exactly resembling the little white maggots of cheese.Three specimens were lately found in theact of tunneling through a bundle of paperin a London establishment.LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.Polatka, in Florida, was almost totallydestroyed by fire on 9th inst.Rear Admiral Murray, wno was in command of the United States squadron onthe Pacific Station from 187G to 1878,died at Washington on the 10th inst.Maud S. has again beaten her ownrecord and that of all her competitors,trotting the mile in 2K)9J, on the FairGrounds track at Lexington.Philadelphia, Nov. 11. A conferencebecjan to-day with closed doors at theoffice of the American Iron and Steel Association. On one side are members ofthe Gun Foundry Board of the UnitedStates Government, appointed to inquireinto the best means for the manufactureof heavy guns adapted to modern warfare,and on the other side are representativesof leading steel manufacturers of the country. In contrast with the orderly characterof the elections in the United States someof those which occurred in Mexico on fhe9th instant were characterized by riotand bloodshed.A resumption of specie payment on agold basis is proposed by the AustroHungarian Government, and the leadingbankers of Europe have promised to assistin carrying it out by furnishing $250,000,000. The cholera has invaded Paris. From30 to 50 fresh cases were occurring eachday, with a large proportion of deaths.The condition of the sugar market hasbrought the Dutch-Indian and otherDutch Colonial banks into difficulies.Paris, Nov. 8. Captains Itenord andKrebs made a balloon voyage to-day fromMendon to Billancourt and. returned,alighting at the point from which theystarted in forty-five minutes. The aeronauts made a complete success in steering their balloon.There is no decided news from Egypt.Gen. Wolseley was pushing forward, andhad had engagements with the forces ofEl Mahdi. Meanwhile a report of thedeath of Gordon and the surrender ofKhartoum was received, but was deemedto need confirmation. An attack by therebels on Suakin had been promptly repulsed. The Pope has appointed nine new cardinals. Portland, Or., Nov. 9. To-morrow therails of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company's Baker City branch willbe joined at Huntington with the OregonShort Line, completing the fourth railwayacross the continent. Through trainswill commence running November 23d orDecember 1st.From the items of news brought to SanFrancisco by the S. S. Rio de Janeiro, wecull the following :A riot, which bade fair to assume veryserious proportions, but was fortunateiychecked by the vigilance and activity ofthe police, broke out inHongkong on Oct.3rd. It originated in the boat people intimidating the jinricksha men to preventthem working for foreigners, and afterwards the rioters atracked several of theforeign residents. Eleven of the policeand several Chinese were injured more orless seriously before the riot was suppressed. There are three Germans in commandof the fortifications at Port Li, the mostimportant stronghold in North China.They are the two brothers Von Hannekenand a man named Schnell, who was formerly a corporal in the German army, butdeserted and became drill-master to LiHung Chang's troops.Anam is to pay to Cochin China an indemnity of 2,500,000 francs in ten annualinstallments of 250,000 each. The President of the Council at Hue is shortly tobe tried for poisoning, or causing to bepoisoned, the last two Kings of thecountry.Two American schooners, the Eliza andthe Sophie Johnson, and one Britishschooner, the Helena, have been capturedby Russian cruisers in consequence ofpoaching operations in the north.ELECTION NOTES.A report has been circulated to theeffect that upon the receipt of thenews of Cleveland's election- received at Atlanta, Ga., an old Confederate llag was hoisted on the StateHouse. This is probably a canard, asanother account says that over 3000United States .flags were sold in Atlanta for the campaign, and everyhome displayed one or more.From all sections of the UnitedStates reports show that the electionwas not attended by any rioting orserious quarrels. When it is remembered how fierce and bitter wasthe campaign this may be noted as aremarkable illustration of the respect the American people have forlaw and order.It is illustrative of the closeness ofthe political struggle in New YorkState to note that in one million fivehundred thousand votes cast jthelargest ever known in tho State)the plurality claimed is only fifteenhundred at the most.Already speculations are indulgedin as regardsWhom the next Presidentwill call to the Cabinet. Carl Schurzis spoken of in recognition of the Independents. Gen'l McCIellan isnamed for the Navy instead of theWar Department, as he Is said to believe that the time has come whenthe navy should be rebuilt. ExSenator McDonald of Indiana isnamed for Attorney-General, as hisappointment would make? his Statesolid for the Democrats for the nextten years. Thurman, McPherson,Randall, Bayard, Lamar and Garland are spoken of in connection withCabinet positions.The National Democratic Committee has chosen Roscoe Conkling torepresent it in a legal capacity beforethe State Board of Canvassers. TheRepublicans are represented by William M. Evarts, whose coolnessand experience makes him a matchfor his antagonist.Travels in Mexico.A recent traveler in Mexico gives anaccount of his trip, from which we extract the following: Our starting pointwas El Paso, Texas, that is our startingpoint to go into Mexico. There we tookthe Mexican Central Railway, and thenext day we arrived at the City of Chihuahua, and there we pitched upon thesolution of a question which had arisenin our minds during the day's journey.At every city of any size the railway station was a mile or more from the town,and we wondered why it was so. "We concluded that the Mexicans were no foolswhen we found that there was a tramwayrunning from each of these stations intothe city, and that this tramway was asource of considerable revenue. FromChihuahua we journeyed down to Zacatecas, which is a well known mining town.It is wholly sustained by the miningcamps, which you will see all around it asyou pass. Thence we went to AguasCalientes, the hot springs of Mexico. Thenatives say they have fine medicinalproperties. The town is in a valley, inthe midst of a beautiful agricultural country Finally, we reached the end of ourrailway journey at Lagos. At the stationwe got into what they said was a carriage,drawn by mules, and rode to the hotel.There our first move was to secure theboleto, or ticket for the stage from Lagosto Guadalajara. The hotel, by the way,is a fine house; it it a one-story adobe,built of mud, you know. There is a courtinside, upon which the .windows of therooms look out. The rooms are largeand have high ceilings, but the windowsare barred, and that makes the place looklike a jail. My companion looked aroundsadly when we entered, and said, "I say,Hugh, how long are we in for?''The doors of most of the rooms aremade of iron and have enormous locks.Why, the keys are over six inches longand weigh fully two pounds. You get atallow dip and what they call a cot. Itconsists of a board, a mattrass about twoinches thick, and a microscopie pillow.They wake you up, if you go to sleep, at4:30 p.m. You have the number of yourseat in the stage, which usually seatsnine persons. You clamber in and seatyourself on a seat, which consists of aleather strap with a thin cushion on it.The cushion is used to make the seatharder. Old hands carry blankets to siton. "Well, the mules are harnessed, eightof them. There are two wheelers; thenin front of them four abreast, andthen two leaders. It is pitch dark, ofcourse, but you have a driver and a"moser," the latter carrying a torch. Thetorch consists of a hempen rope, about ayard long, soaked with pitch. The boylights this and swings it round his head.The driver says, "P-s-s-t, p-s-s-t,'' andthe mules start. After you get out onthe road yon find out what the moseris for. He is there to keep themulesgoing. He jumps to the groundand gathers a hatful of small stones.Then he climbs back and pegs them athomules. He can hit any .mule he wants inany department he aims for every tim.I used to applaud his skill at fiist, butwhen I found he could do it every time Imade up my mind he was a bore. Everytwo. hours you change mules, and thenyou get about ten 'minutes rest. Andyou want it. You can't overdraw thewretchedness of the roads. They haven'tbeen repaired in twenty years. "Why,when you strike a hole, which you do alLthe time, the stage swings over till yoathink it is going to upset, but it doesn't.The road near tho city is made of cobblestones as big as ycur head. When youare out a little distance you come tofathomless dust, which conceals ah occasional bowlder as big as your body, Thodust is charming. It is so thick you can'tsee across the stage, and you perspireand it cakes on you until you look like aPiute Indian. You feel like one, too.You want to whoop, and dance around,,and kill some one. Well, the miserycloses at 7:30 p.m., and then you restuntil 2:30 a.u., when you start again..You reach Guadalajara at 4 p.m. of thesecond day.Major Blcltinley in Iudinua.From the Canton (Ohio) Repository.In its account ef the Blaine meeting onMonday, the Fort Wayne Gazette speaks asfollows of Major McKinley:"The crowd shouted 'McKinley,' andand would not be still until he got up andclimbed into the seat where Mr. Blaino hadbeen. Anyone who could have heard repeated the sincere joy that was expressedwhen it was known here that Major McKinley was elected, would have been able tosee how deep an interest was taken in thefight that the gallant Major had so noblywon. He was cheered to the echo, andspoke most eloquently. Major McKinley h.an ideal copy of tho great Napoleon, and ione of the most commanding figures thaicould be imagined."He arose and made one of the most impassioned and fervid speeches ever heard inthis city. Bristling with wit and goodpoints, at every one of which the crowdgave ringing cheers. He paid a magnificent tribute to Mr. Blaine, which provokeduproarous applause."Following a synopsis of the speech it concludes: Major McKinley sat down amid a perfectstorm of applause and huzzas. The crowdmade a rush for tho carriage, and if it hadnot been started in quick order, Mr. Blainowould have' been squeezed to death. As itwas, tho crowd rushed after him, cheering;and waving their hatsi MiMcoIIauooiiH Extract.J A turtle which had been frozen incake of ice for ten months, was latelythawed out alive in Newburg, N. Y.The port of entry of Puget Sound ranksfourth in the United States, being onljsurpassed by New York, Boston and SanFrancisco.The disposition of European consuls toXDrotest when China blockades the entrance to her own j)orts, but to say nothing when the French fleet bombardsthose ports, may be a natural result orEuropean diplcmacy, but, it is rathersuggestive of a jug handle.Frank A. Learnard, whose case ha3puzzled the surgeons, died in Boston onthe 20th September. He was a base ballpitcher, and his right arm became useless. The shoulder blade and part of thecollar bone were removed, but the youngman lingered in great agony for monthsbefore his death.Men who are the fastast asleep whenthey are asleep, are the widest awakewhen they are awake, says ITaWs Jourrval of Health. Great workers must be.great resters. Every man who has clerksin his employ ought to know what theirsleeping habits are. The young man whois up till three or four o'clock in thomorning, and must put in his appearanceat the bank or store at nine or ten o'clockand work all day, cannot repeat this process many days without a certain shakiness coming into, his system, which hewill endeavour to steady by some delusivestimulants. It is in this way that manya young man begins his course of ruin.He need not necessarily have been in badcompany. He has lost his sleep, andlosing sleep is losing strength and grace.The difference between the temperatures of places in America and those ofsimilar latitudes in Europe reached aremarkable degree last January. Forinstance it is reported that in Nashvilleand Knoxviile, in the same latitude asMalta, the temperature fell as low as 1Cand 10 degrees below zero, while in Maltathe lowest point reached was about 21 degrees above zero. At Indianapolis and